Reference:- It seems that knowingly spreading lies through the mass media is against the law....or is it ?
Dear Sky News Team ,
A minor mistake sure can be costly , especially if you run a gigantic media empire . Your commander-in-chief , Mr Murdoch , might have to hock a few assets to cover a 787.5 million US dollar damages payment to the Dominion Voting Systems Corporation . These are sad times indeed , but there is much to be learned from this snafu .
Importantly , you must remember that there is no need to worry about being punished for spreading lies per se . The lawsuit concerned defamation of a corporation. If you and your comrades had lied about the election being rigged without laying blame on anyone in particular , or slandering a company , there would have been no claim for damages . Freedom of speech is the foundation stone of democracy , and you can print whatever the hell you like in a free country . The Flat Earth Society can spread as many lies as it likes, and that is how it should be , as long as they don't defame anybody .
Anyway , we all know that it is sometimes necessary to lie to the great unwashed , to maintain your position in the ratings ... and also for their own good , of course . Here among the far Antipodes , Sky News has been temporarily banned in the past for spreading lies ( more politely referred to as misinformation. ) . Inconvenient though this was , there were no legal repercussions and hence no crippling financial penalties.
Clearly you will have to continue spreading .... err... " alternative facts " , if you want to retain the viewers you have spent so much time grooming over the past 25 years . But please , be careful to avoid saying anything libelous .
Also , I see that young Lachlan Murdoch has withdrawn his legal action against our local newspaper " Crikey ". In my view , that is a wise decision . The sooner all these legal shenanigans blow over and business returns to normal the better.
Your comrade , Ken
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